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Jan 16, 2023 · Cholera is a disease caused and spread by bacteria – specifically Vibrio cholerae – which you can get by eating or drinking contaminated food or water. It’s an old disease which has mostly affected developing countries, many of which are in Africa. Between 2014 and 2021 Africa accounted for 21% of cholera cases and 80% of deaths reported ...
Vibrio cholerae is a species of Gram-negative, facultative anaerobe and comma-shaped bacteria. [1] The bacteria naturally live in brackish or saltwater where they attach themselves easily to the chitin -containing shells of crabs, shrimp, and other shellfish. Some strains of V. cholerae are pathogenic to humans and cause a deadly disease called ...
Cholera is a bacterial disease transmitted in water or food contaminated with Vibrio cholerae bacteria and has existed since at least 500 B.C. Symptoms typically include diarrhea and vomiting and can be mild or fatal. The earliest discovery of the bacterium was in 1854 by Italian Filippo Pacini. His work went mostly unnoticed.
Sep 16, 2023 · The World Health Organization says that while poverty and conflict remain enduring drivers for cholera around the world, climate change is aggravating the acute global upsurge of the disease that ...
Mar 14, 2017 · For a long time it was widely accepted that cholera – and other diseases like malaria and bubonic plague – were caused by “bad air”. This was known as the miasma theory.. Then in 1854 ...
Dec 9, 2022 · Treatment. Cholera requires immediate treatment because the disease can cause death within hours. Rehydration. The goal is to replace lost fluids and electrolytes using a simple rehydration solution, oral rehydration salts (ORS). The oral rehydration salts (ORS) solution is available as a powder that can be made with boiled or bottled water.
“The collapse of the health system has been one of the causes to have such a bad cholera outbreak, but what we are afraid of is what is coming after, which could be an outbreak of other diseases ...